Diocese To Ordain 3 Priests This Month

RELIGION NEWS

May 5, 1995|Terence Shine

The Diocese of Palm Beach has announced that three graduates with degrees in theology from the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach will be ordained to the priesthood this month in a single ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens. This will be the most men ordained into the priesthood at one time in the diocese since 1991. Included is the Rev. Richard George II, 33, who was born in Delray Beach and grew up attending St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church. His parents, Richard and Theresa George, still live in Delray Beach. Since his ordination to the transitional diaconate in December, he has served an internship at Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola.

Also being ordained is the Rev. Thomas O'Flanagan, 28, who was raised in Pompano Beach and attended St. Coleman's Catholic Church. His parents are Thomas and Mary O'Flanagan of Pompano Beach. Flanagan served his internship at St. Paul of the Cross Parish in North Palm Beach.

The Rev. Glen Pothier, 25, is the youngest of the three being ordained. He was born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, and is the son of Raymond and Karen Pothier of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He served his internship at St. Helen Parish in Vero Beach.

The Rev. J. Keith Symons, Bishop of Palm Beach, will oversee the ordaining on May 12, during a 2 p.m. Mass at St. Ignatius Loyola.

-- Within 48 hours of the bombing in Oklahoma City, Temple Sinai in Delray Beach had organized a relief fund drive. The money raised was collected from congregation members and is being sent to B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City for distribution through the established Jewish Relief Fund to the community at large.

-- New to the area, the Western Rite Orthodox Catholic Church is taking up residence at St. Mary the Virgin Church, at the corner of West Atlantic Avenue and Homewood Boulevard in Delray Beach. Along with the church they also are establishing a branch of Faith House International, a respite and educational center for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Both the parish and Faith House are part of Federation of American Orthodox Catholic Churches and will be under the direction of the Rev. John F. Jones.

The federation is a modern form of Orthodoxy with ordination to the priesthood for both married and single men and a special program for women who want to serve the church in the ancient Order of Deaconess. The FAOCC is looking for a permanent site in the Delray Beach/Boca Raton area.